The Michigan Bar Exam Application to Sit (F-1), Affidavit of Personal History (F-3), and the corresponding fees must be completed and submitted electronically on the Applicant Portal via electronic check, Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Instructions for application payment are provided on the Applicant Portal after the application information has been completed and finalized at https://barapp.michbar.org/. Contact the Board of Law Examiners for payment information for exam transfers and re-examination fees, BLE-Info@courts.mi.gov.

Most supplemental documents may be submitted via email to cfquestionsforms@michbar.org. Exceptions are the Waiver and Release and the CCRTR (signed F-14 Livescan Request Form) which must be mailed/delivered in hard copy with wet signatures, to the State Bar of Michigan.

Due to the volume of mail received, we are not able to confirm receipt of a specific item over the phone. Please mail your documents via U.S. mail, certified return receipt requested, use a courier with a tracking number system, or enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the document(s). We will gladly date stamp your postcard and return it to you.

State Bar of Michigan
Attn: Character & Fitness
306 Townsend Street
Lansing, MI 48933-2012

When submitting documents in hard copy, please use paper clips and binder clips, do not use staples, plastic comb binding, 3-ring binder, or tabs.

Your answers on the Affidavit of Personal History are considered as continuing to be true until the date of your admission to the State Bar of Michigan. If any answer or portion of an answer ceases to be true, you have a continuing obligation to immediately inform the Standing Committee on Character and Fitness. All updates must be in writing. Please use the forms on Step 3 to update your application.

In general, if you receive an inquiry via email from the Character & Fitness staff, you may respond via email. The staff email message will specify if your response is required by letter. Questions about the character and fitness process may be sent to the Character & Fitness staff at cfquestionsforms@michbar.org.